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Harrison, Kaplan And Llewelyn All Departing Nintendo Of America

Now that the June deadline date for Nintendo of America staff has
reared its head, the fallout from Nintendo's Sales and Marketing move
has been leaked. According to our sources, approximately 90% of the
Nintendo of America Sales and Marketing Staff has decided not to make
the move to either San Francisco or New York, thereby taking a
severance and leaving the company.

Three key executives will be leaving Nintendo of America, including
Senior Director of Public Relations Beth Llewelyn; Vice President,
Marking and Corporate Affairs Perrin Kaplan; and Senior Vice
President, Marketing and Corporate Communications George Harrison.
When these three will actually depart the company is unknown at this
time, however, we're betting on the fact that they'll stay with
Nintendo of America until the upcoming E3 show is over.

Currently, this basically wipes out the majority of Nintendo of
America's key marketing executives. The only two major executives
remaining at Nintendo of America include Chairman and CEO Tatsumi
Kimishima and President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. However, whether or
not they will be packing a U-Haul and trekking to San Francisco or New
York is unknown at this time.

Game Informer Online has interviewed all three of these executives
countless times in the past years, and we wish them well in their
future endeavors.

We have contacted our reps at Nintendo to get "official" word, and are
still waiting to hear back with a statement.

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Harrison, Kaplan, Llewelyn Leaving Nintendo
It's a mass exodus for executives at the house of Mario.
by Daemon Hatfield

Last month IGN learned Nintendo of America (NOA) is moving its sales
and marketing departments to New York and San Francisco. Employees
were apparently given an ultimatum to either make the move or accept a
severance package. Today sources close to IGN tell us that several key
executives within the company have opted for the latter option.

Senior Director of Public Relations Beth Llewelyn, Vice President of
Marking and Corporate Affairs Perrin Kaplan, and Senior Vice President
of Marketing and Corporate Communications George Harrison will all be
leaving Nintendo of America in the near future. The exact date of
their departures is unknown and a little event called E3 is coming up
next month.

Harrison and Kaplan have been with the company since 1992, and
Llewelyn was hired in 1996. They leave behind President and COO Reggie
Fils-Aime, perhaps the only well-known executive left at NOA.

Perrin leaving is no big deal, but George Harrison has been with NoA
for a very long time.